This bas relief fround at Koyunjik shows a kufa laden with stones, and manned by a crew of four men. It was drawn by Faucher-Gudin for Gaston Maspero's book on the History of Egypt. Behind the kufa may be seen a fisherman seated astride on an inflated skin with his fish-basket attached to his neck. A kufa is a round wicker basket, made of close willow work that has been coated with a bituminous substance found locally and making it waterproof, and was commonly found in the ancient area known as Mesopotamia. It is moved and steered with paddles. A kufa usually holds three to four people.
This bas relief fround at Koyunjik shows a kufa laden with stones, and manned by a crew of four men. It was drawn by Faucher-Gudin for Gaston Maspero's book on the History of Egypt. Behind the kufa may be seen a fisherman seated astride on an inflated skin with his fish-basket attached to his neck. A kufa is a round wicker basket, made of close willow work that has been coated with a bituminous substance found locally and making it waterproof, and was commonly found in the ancient area known as Mesopotamia. It is moved and steered with paddles. A kufa usually holds three to four people. Koyunjik was the site of the palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (705-681 ) and is the name natives give to Nineveh.
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